without looking it up... how many of you guys know who Frank Lloyd Wright is? Poll...

[wutamess]

Yes/no.

[cadmonkey]

Yes, but being an Architect myself I kinda have an unfair advantage.

[Jenson71]

Of course. The water house. Well, that house with the waterfall. I have a picture of it upstairs.

[cdcox]

He was that dude in the Simon and Garfunkle song, right?

[Otter]

Anything to do with airplanes?

[Miles]

George: I'm, uh, I'm an architect.

Vanessa: Really. What do you design?

George: Uh, railroads, uh...

Vanessa: I thought engineers do that.

George: They can...

[Brock]

Are you for real?

[Goapics1]

Fullback for the Lions in the late 80's?

[Otter]

Yes, but being an Architect myself I kinda have an unfair advantage.

Ah, you know you have a hole in your sneaker there. What is that canvas?

[RedThat]

Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect. One of his famous buildings he designed was the guggenheim museum in New York.

[keg in kc]

Like about ten billion other names, I recognize it, but can't place why until someone provides the answer, it clicks and I think "jesus, I knew that. why did I forget that".

[cadmonkey]

Falling Water

[cadmonkey]

Ah, you know you have a hole in your sneaker there. What is that canvas?


:spock:

[Gaz]

I cannot remember where I read it, but there was a fascinating article about saving “Falling Waters.” The cantilevered decks have sagged over the years and they had to do some pretty ingenious engineering to restore stability. They were unable [or unwilling] to straighten the sagging decks, so they stabilized them in the crooked condition. Cables were used for support. This was back in 1999 [the house was built back in the middle 30’s].

xoxo~
Gaz
Would liked to have seen that repair.

[Miles]

:spock:

LOIS: What do you do?

GEORGE: I'm an architect.

LOIS: Have you designed any buildings in New York?

GEORGE: Have you seen the new addition to the Guggenheim?

LOIS: You did that?

GEORGE: Yep. And it didn't take very long either.

JERRY: Well you've really built yourself up into something.

GEORGE: Well, well, I had a dream, Jerry.

[Jenny Gump]

The love of my life gave me a Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass decorative piece. Cool as hell.

[kc rush]

Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect. One of his famous buildings he designed was the guggenheim museum in New York.

Frank Gehry designed the Guggenheim

[chagrin]

I used to work in a medical office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was located in Dominos farms, the owner of Donimos was in love with Frank Lloyd Wright. He had even purchased many of FLW's works and had them in places about the building. The design for Dominos farms was inspired by FLW. It was a long flat building. I never saw the big deal, but WTF do I know

[cadmonkey]

LOIS: What do you do?

GEORGE: I'm an architect.

LOIS: Have you designed any buildings in New York?

GEORGE: Have you seen the new addition to the Guggenheim?

LOIS: You did that?

GEORGE: Yep. And it didn't take very long either.

JERRY: Well you've really built yourself up into something.

GEORGE: Well, well, I had a dream, Jerry.

Are you suggesting that I am not who I say I am?......or what I am?

[Otter]

Are you suggesting that I am not who I say I am?......or what I am?

Get off his profile GoChiefs.

[Skip Towne]

Wright also designed the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Ok. And yes, it is weird.

[Phobia]

The love of my life gave me a Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass decorative piece. Cool as hell.

Yeah, I put a lot of thought into it, too.

[Ultra Peanut]

Wright also designed the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Ok. And yes, it is weird.It looks... Asian.

[Brando]

I do love most of his work, unfortunately though he is tied to the modernist movement. BLAH.

[jspchief]

If I remember correctly, while his more famous home designs are very cool, they aren't particularly functional.

Architects are my arch enemy.

[Brando]

If I remember correctly, while his more famous home designs are very cool, they aren't particularly functional.

Architects are my arch enemy.

Are you an engineer or a homeless person?

[teedubya]

The love of my life gave me a Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass decorative piece. Cool as hell.

and you're welcome too, sweetie.

[jspchief]

Are you an engineer or a homeless person?I'm a roofer. And Architects putting form over function has created a lot of headaches for me in my days.

[Brando]

I'm a roofer. And Architects putting form over function has created a lot of headaches for me in my days.
Perhaps you can explain to Phil how to put a roof on without ripping a hole in your leg :)

[jspchief]

Perhaps you can explain to Phil how to put a roof on without ripping a hole in your leg :)The last time Phil asked for my help, I had little to offer. But it was an architects fault.

[Donger]

I only know because one of my brothers owns a home he designed, or something.

[Brando]

The last time Phil asked for my help, I had little to offer. But it was an architects fault.

I started off in Architecture back in the day..ended up switching majors when I realized it was nothing more than a bunch of blow hards that thought they had taste making nasty shit to pile upon nasty shit.

[Phobia]

I do love most of his work, unfortunately though he is tied to the modernist movement. BLAH.

Arts and Crafts era.

[Phobia]

Perhaps you can explain to Phil how to put a roof on without ripping a hole in your leg :)

I wasn't even putting a damn roof on. I was doing $100 worth of cleaning some crap off because the homeowner had begun growing a garden on her wood roof.

I hate a wood roof. I don't think I'll ever get on one again.

[Brando]

Arts and Crafts era.
Arts and Crafts yes...but also the Modernist crap too. He added Arts and Crafts style to modernist buildings. Classic Bungalows are Arts and Crafts..what Frankie boy did was more of a hybrid.

[StcChief]

Architect

I've been to one of his houses in apple river valley in Wisconsin.

Very cool place.

[jspchief]

I wasn't even putting a damn roof on. I was doing $100 worth of cleaning some crap off because the homeowner had begun growing a garden on her wood roof.

I hate a wood roof. I don't think I'll ever get on one again.Heh. Did you get the roof wet? Wet cedar is some dangerous sh*t.

[Miles]

Are you suggesting that I am not who I say I am?......or what I am?

Nah not at all. That was just the dialoge in the episode that lead to the canvas comment.

[Mr. Laz]

for some reason when you say Frank Lloyd Wright i can't keep from thinking Andrew Lloyd Webber


one's a composer ... one's an inventer iirc

[alpha_omega]

Of course.

[Rain Man]

I'm not in the majority on this, but I think that Frank Lloyd Wright was truly the most talented member of Blue Oyster Cult.

[Katipan]

Anyone in Arizona would know.

[Ultra Peanut]

and you're welcome too, sweetie.ROFL

[tiptap]

My in-laws and I had several discussions about Wright and his work. After WW2, Wright asked my father-in-law to join him and his group out west. His work did put a premium upon form over function and many of his buildings can be criticized for failing to meet need. But his use of materials both new and in new form, freed up architecture to pursue new and inspiring structures. New ideas, new forms, always need refinement in their production. But he did so much to inspire investigation of new processes and uses. Only the German Bauhaus movement compares.

[Ultra Peanut]

I'm not in the majority on this, but I think that Frank Lloyd Wright was truly the most talented member of Blue Oyster Cult.Eazy-E was my personal favorite.

[Rausch]

Wasn't he the 5th member of Pink Floyd that squirreled out and got cut after "Piper?"

:hmmm:

[DaneMcCloud]

Yes. He designed several homes in my neighborhood. Old movie star homes.

Dane

[jcroft]

Frank Gehry designed the Guggenheim

Ghery designed the Bilbao Guggenheim. However, Lloyd Wright did design the famous New York one, which I believe was the first one.

[Taco John]

Frank Lloyd Wright is a Phi Delt...

[kc rush]

Ghery designed the Bilbao Guggenheim. However, Lloyd Wright did design the famous New York one, which I believe was the first one.


You are correct. My bad. :banghead:

I just remember them talking about Ghery designing the Guggenheim when he was being considered to design the Sprint Center.

[Rain Man]

It's impossible to not know who Frank Lloyd Wright is. The accomplishment of him and his brother Orville at Kitty Hawk changed the world forever.

[Skip Towne]

It's impossible to not know who Frank Lloyd Wright is. The accomplishment of him and his brother Orville at Kitty Hawk changed the world forever.
You're confused. Frank Lloyd Wright is the son of "Whizzer" Wright.

[Rain Man]

You're confused. Frank Lloyd Wright is the son of "Whizzer" Wright.

I didn't know that. But I'll say this: I know that he didn't have a long career at Kansas City, but I loved how he would do those high knee pumps when he scored.

[Skip Towne]

I didn't know that. But I'll say this: I know that he didn't have a long career at Kansas City, but I loved how he would do those high knee pumps when he scored.
No, that was Elmo Wright.

[Rain Man]

No, that was Elmo Wright.

I thought that Elmo Wright was the astronaut in that movie, "The Wright Stuff."

[mcan]

They tought us who Frank Llyod Wright was in elementary school. They had a picture of "falling water" in one of our social studies textbooks. I'll never forget that picture either. Beautiful house.

I've never one any major research on him though, so I'm sure that most people would probably be able to tell me a lot about him that I don't know.

[Rain Man]

I've never one any major research on him though, so I'm sure that most people would probably be able to tell me a lot about him that I don't know.

He lived in a mobile home.

[Skip Towne]

I thought that Elmo Wright was the astronaut in that movie, "The Wright Stuff."
No, Elmo is the father of Royals legendary 2nd baseman Frank Wright.

[jcroft]

I didn't know that. But I'll say this: I know that he didn't have a long career at Kansas City, but I loved how he would do those high knee pumps when he scored.

My favorite was when he broke the bat over his knee.

[Skip Towne]

My favorite was when he broke the bat over his knee.
I liked it when he broke the bat over his batting helmet. While he was wearing it.

[Logical]

Yes I know who he is but your answers are so annoying I skipped voting.:harumph:

[Katipan]

Yeah, he's the guy that had that road up north named after him.

yah and the only thing the herbergers did was build a theatre. :p

[Phobia]

So, what was the point of the poll, Roger?

[Rain Man]

So, what was the point of the poll, Roger?

I believe that the answer to your question lies in the poll results. I'm envisioning wutamess being publicly ridiculed for not knowing Frank Lloyd Wright, and he came on here to prove that very few people know him.

That worked out well, didn't it?

[Phobia]

I believe that the answer to your question lies in the poll results. I'm envisioning wutamess being publicly ridiculed for not knowing Frank Lloyd Wright, and he came on here to prove that very few people know him.

That worked out well, didn't it?

That can't be. I know Roger. He's nowhere near that dumb.

[mcan]

That can't be. I know Roger. He's nowhere near that dumb.


He voted 'no'

I envisioned the same scenerio... But I think Rain Man and I might have been seperated at birth or something...

[mcan]

Who?


Herbengers... DUH... This guy...

http://www.goingfaster.com/darkthoughts/hamburgler.jpg

[Phobia]

He voted 'no'

I envisioned the same scenerio... But I think Rain Man and I might have been seperated at birth or something...

Heh heh. Why do you think I asked the question? Why do you think I piled on?

[Bowser]

I'm not an idiot.

Better get the driver out with it being tee'd up so high.................

[mcan]

Now I'm insulted. OF COURSE I know who the Hamburgler is. I'm not an idiot.


Is that how you spell it? Oh...

Never mind...
http://www.heyjo.com/images/SNLgildaemily.gif

[mcan]

Heh heh. Why do you think I asked the question? Why do you think I piled on?


Why do you think I lied about knowing who Frank Loel Wright is? Hmmm...

[mcan]

Better get the driver out with it being tee'd up so high.................


OH... That sounds like a story.

[mcan]

Actually, I'm pretty sure I f*cked it up.


Well then I hope you never run into the Hamburgler in a dark alley. He'll make you pay... Dearly.

[Katipan]

Now I'm insulted. OF COURSE I know who the Hamburgler is. I'm not an idiot.

he owns most of scottsdale you ornery bastard.
except for that frank lloyd wright compound

[Logical]

yah and the only thing the herbergers did was build a theatre. :pI thought they had a hella feud with the Himbergers.

[yeti]

He was a brilliant architect whose designs were modern yet elegant.

[Katipan]

I thought they had a hella feud with the Himbergers.

He stole their baby

[Rain Man]

He voted 'no'

I envisioned the same scenerio... But I think Rain Man and I might have been seperated at birth or something...

Holy cow! Do you have a big scar on your right side? Because mine is on the left.

[Zebedee DuBois]

Old Pink F.Lloyd Write. He was a bit of a stoner, but an interesting musician.

[DTLB58]

My son is a architecture major at ISU so that was an easy one :p

[Skip Towne]

My son is a architecture major at ISU so that was an easy one :p
So he's a Sucklone?

[DanT]

That church at 46th and Main in the Country Club Plaza is a Frank Lloyd Wright building. My college alumni office (the U of Chicago) is in his Robie House and I twisted my ankle once jogging around some tourists to the Oak Park neighborhood where his studio and some of his other houses are. The entrance to our neighborhood in California is named for him, too.

Dude designed some great buildings for keeping roofers busy. :)

Here's the page from the Community Christian Church (KCMO) on the architect for their building:

http://www.community-christian.org/flwright.htm

[Braincase]

BUT
CAN
HE
PLAY
MIDDLE
LINEBACKER?

[mcan]

Holy cow! Do you have a big scar on your right side? Because mine is on the left.


No, my scar is on my left leg. I think it's a very strange indeed that is the EXACT same place where I cut my leg, falling out of a truck as a child... Isn't that weird? :hmmm: